Long Shot Story
05-14-2005, 03:36 PM
#12
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: South Dakota
Posts: 581
RE: Long Shot Story
I've been debating whether or not to comment on this thread for awhile now.
First, I'm really happy that you got your turkey, techy. But I have to say I'm disappointed to hear about a shot taken at 57 yards. Honestly, I don't mean to pick a fight and I don't mean to preach, either. You were successful and that's great.
But I just don't agree with taking shots at that distance with a bow. And not just with turkeys. I know there are people out there who can consistently put their group inside of a grapefruit at 60 yards. But, IMO, even those people shouldn't take those shots on live game. Nobody should, IMO. Too many things can go wrong, and at that distance even the slightest thing will end up having a big effect. A guy on another forum put it best: "There's a 1000 things that can happen when you shoot at live game at that distance and only one of them is good."
At 60 yards, whatever animal you're shooting only has to move less than half a step for you to miss the vitals. Then you've got a wounded animal running around, which is the worst possible thing that can happen, IMO. The animal suffers and inevitably someone finds it with an arrow stuck in it and bowhunters get another collective black eye.
Again, sorry to sound preachy or condescending. I really don't mean to rain on anyone's parade at all. I just wanted to put in my two cents to hopefully make people think twice about taking long shots. Enjoy your turkey; they're hard to get no matter what method you use.
First, I'm really happy that you got your turkey, techy. But I have to say I'm disappointed to hear about a shot taken at 57 yards. Honestly, I don't mean to pick a fight and I don't mean to preach, either. You were successful and that's great.
But I just don't agree with taking shots at that distance with a bow. And not just with turkeys. I know there are people out there who can consistently put their group inside of a grapefruit at 60 yards. But, IMO, even those people shouldn't take those shots on live game. Nobody should, IMO. Too many things can go wrong, and at that distance even the slightest thing will end up having a big effect. A guy on another forum put it best: "There's a 1000 things that can happen when you shoot at live game at that distance and only one of them is good."
At 60 yards, whatever animal you're shooting only has to move less than half a step for you to miss the vitals. Then you've got a wounded animal running around, which is the worst possible thing that can happen, IMO. The animal suffers and inevitably someone finds it with an arrow stuck in it and bowhunters get another collective black eye.
Again, sorry to sound preachy or condescending. I really don't mean to rain on anyone's parade at all. I just wanted to put in my two cents to hopefully make people think twice about taking long shots. Enjoy your turkey; they're hard to get no matter what method you use.
05-18-2005, 11:23 AM
#13
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: West CO
Posts: 941
RE: Long Shot Story
ORIGINAL: c j
I've been debating whether or not to comment on this thread for awhile now.
First, I'm really happy that you got your turkey, techy. But I have to say I'm disappointed to hear about a shot taken at 57 yards. Honestly, I don't mean to pick a fight and I don't mean to preach, either. You were successful and that's great.
But I just don't agree with taking shots at that distance with a bow. And not just with turkeys. I know there are people out there who can consistently put their group inside of a grapefruit at 60 yards. But, IMO, even those people shouldn't take those shots on live game. Nobody should, IMO. Too many things can go wrong, and at that distance even the slightest thing will end up having a big effect. A guy on another forum put it best: "There's a 1000 things that can happen when you shoot at live game at that distance and only one of them is good."
At 60 yards, whatever animal you're shooting only has to move less than half a step for you to miss the vitals. Then you've got a wounded animal running around, which is the worst possible thing that can happen, IMO. The animal suffers and inevitably someone finds it with an arrow stuck in it and bowhunters get another collective black eye.
Again, sorry to sound preachy or condescending. I really don't mean to rain on anyone's parade at all. I just wanted to put in my two cents to hopefully make people think twice about taking long shots. Enjoy your turkey; they're hard to get no matter what method you use.
I've been debating whether or not to comment on this thread for awhile now.
First, I'm really happy that you got your turkey, techy. But I have to say I'm disappointed to hear about a shot taken at 57 yards. Honestly, I don't mean to pick a fight and I don't mean to preach, either. You were successful and that's great.
But I just don't agree with taking shots at that distance with a bow. And not just with turkeys. I know there are people out there who can consistently put their group inside of a grapefruit at 60 yards. But, IMO, even those people shouldn't take those shots on live game. Nobody should, IMO. Too many things can go wrong, and at that distance even the slightest thing will end up having a big effect. A guy on another forum put it best: "There's a 1000 things that can happen when you shoot at live game at that distance and only one of them is good."
At 60 yards, whatever animal you're shooting only has to move less than half a step for you to miss the vitals. Then you've got a wounded animal running around, which is the worst possible thing that can happen, IMO. The animal suffers and inevitably someone finds it with an arrow stuck in it and bowhunters get another collective black eye.
Again, sorry to sound preachy or condescending. I really don't mean to rain on anyone's parade at all. I just wanted to put in my two cents to hopefully make people think twice about taking long shots. Enjoy your turkey; they're hard to get no matter what method you use.
Excellent input, but in some cases I agree to disagree.
05-18-2005, 12:22 PM
#14
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: South Central Wisconsin
Posts: 197
RE: Long Shot Story
with a bow, mainly becasue of my own abilities, and the thrill of getting them in close, I dont shoot further than 25 yards, even with a shotgun, and I DONT MISS with a shot gun, I wont pull the trigger at further than 35 yards. I consistantly hit 24 out of 25 trap shooting, so I consider myself a pretty good shot with a 12gauge. But again, half the fun is getting them in as close as you can. None-the-less, GREAT SHOT!!
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